Disco I: 5-Speed Diesel Conversion
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Scott Brady
Founder
This would be a complete truck from France for "testing"
Sleeping Dog
Adventurer
D1 diesel conversion
Scott, there is a company in Canada who makes a conversion kit including the engine, the Powerstroke 2.8 for around $9K. I have the link somewhere and when I find it I'll post it.
Finding it wasn't hard:
http://www.disco-tech.ca/engines/
Scott, there is a company in Canada who makes a conversion kit including the engine, the Powerstroke 2.8 for around $9K. I have the link somewhere and when I find it I'll post it.
Finding it wasn't hard:
http://www.disco-tech.ca/engines/
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UnfrozenCaveman
Explorer
If you want to hear the "voice of experience" call Pendy ... 316-210-9514.
pwc
Explorer
Dave, or are you thinking of britrest? I know he did but he's on the other coast and he was doing the conversion and I think still is. He doesn't list the 2.8L but he has a container coming in with a 300TDI in it. http://britrest.com/index_a.htm
BTW, the discotech site has said this "$7,500 US as above w/fitting kit (available soon)" for the last two years.
BTW, the discotech site has said this "$7,500 US as above w/fitting kit (available soon)" for the last two years.
Dmarchand
Adventurer
My understanding is they both source the kits from M&D.
A friend did not have good dealings with Britrest on some other engine stuff so I avoid them. I'm not even sure if they are still in business after one of their guys passed away in the shop.
You can get 300's from other places that don't advertise. It seems pretty easy now to get your hands on a 300 complete drivetrain. Still not cheap!
Glad to hear your project is back on track. I'm sure you are excited to see it completed.
A friend did not have good dealings with Britrest on some other engine stuff so I avoid them. I'm not even sure if they are still in business after one of their guys passed away in the shop.
You can get 300's from other places that don't advertise. It seems pretty easy now to get your hands on a 300 complete drivetrain. Still not cheap!
Glad to hear your project is back on track. I'm sure you are excited to see it completed.
SuperSoniC_110
Observer
300tdi's are the best ever engines putted in the Disco's/Defender.
They will last for 500k kilometres if maintained well end they are great offroaders.
impressive engine breaking down steep slopes and definately powerfull enough when in low gear.
highway speeds can be beefed up by bigger intercoolers and tweaking the dieselpump by a few degrees or rebuild it with a sharper cam inside.
I owned D1 300Tdi's and D90 300Tdi and over here there are tons of them.
The 2.8tgv is even more impressive especially the torque.
One of my mates has a 110camper(3.2ton rig with all the cupboards and campingstuff loaded) with the 2.8Tgv on a R380 gearbox.he even fitted an overdrive to cruise highway at lower RPM's.It's amazing how he just goes up the big dunes in the sahara with his loaded truck(leaves all the 4.2turbodiesel toyota's behind).We tried the top speed the other day and we stopped pushing the throttle at 165km/h because we almost crapped our pants :roost:
They will last for 500k kilometres if maintained well end they are great offroaders.
impressive engine breaking down steep slopes and definately powerfull enough when in low gear.
highway speeds can be beefed up by bigger intercoolers and tweaking the dieselpump by a few degrees or rebuild it with a sharper cam inside.
I owned D1 300Tdi's and D90 300Tdi and over here there are tons of them.
The 2.8tgv is even more impressive especially the torque.
One of my mates has a 110camper(3.2ton rig with all the cupboards and campingstuff loaded) with the 2.8Tgv on a R380 gearbox.he even fitted an overdrive to cruise highway at lower RPM's.It's amazing how he just goes up the big dunes in the sahara with his loaded truck(leaves all the 4.2turbodiesel toyota's behind).We tried the top speed the other day and we stopped pushing the throttle at 165km/h because we almost crapped our pants :roost:
pwc
Explorer
Scott, get a hold of Scott at Old Town Garage . He's up here in Washington but is looking at cheaper alternatives to put a diesel in Rovers. He's the guy finishing off the install of my 2.8TGV in a 110 and has been great with communication/updates as well as being extremely flexible when I dropped it off (9pm on a week night and stayed around until 10:30 after tweaking my Suburban to make sure I'd make it the 175 miles home). He has a genuine interest in diesels, is a certified Land Rover Mechanic and has a guy in his shop who used to work extensivley on ZF transmissions.
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Ignore the ZF comment since you want a 5 speed.
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Ignore the ZF comment since you want a 5 speed.
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Scott Brady
Founder
pwc said:
Thank you Sir. I am going to start my investigation and search in earnest this July.
24HOURSOFNEVADA
Expedition Leader
It's July...Hows the search going?
24HOURSOFNEVADA
Expedition Leader
I found this one...
I forgot to add this to my post...
First let me say it was great to meet you at Pyramid lake, sorry I missed you on saturday with the diesel HJ45. I know your looking for a 97, but here's a 96 and the guy is asking 6500.00 (I think).
Jereme
I forgot to add this to my post...
First let me say it was great to meet you at Pyramid lake, sorry I missed you on saturday with the diesel HJ45. I know your looking for a 97, but here's a 96 and the guy is asking 6500.00 (I think).
Jereme